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Ahh ... the elusive inner flame.

Mine has been playing hide and seek with me these past months, flickering away into the darkness of a world in chaos. A chaos reflected through the fragile instrument of my mind, which (like the rest of me, and all of us) cannot be here without plunging through the current of this world's many changes and challenges. Of course, this is the ultimate adventure of consciousness, of Spirit: to learn to hold fast, and gently, to that inner flame, regardless of how bumpy the ride is.

This Earth is so many things to so many people. A playground, a testing ground, a school, an adventure, a heaven, a hell. And the most amazing thing is that they are all happening at the same time. One planet, 7 billion experiences of it. The magnificent beauty of this, of the breadth and depth of human experience, and the unifying thread of Light that contains and connects it all, is indeed mind-boggling.

But ultimately, I believe that home is in fact where the heart is. When we're done with the drama, when we've passed the tests; when we've healed our wounds and forgiven each other; when we've learned there is nothing here to fear, truly, except fear itself (amazing how much truth there is in these well-known bits of wisdom); what's left that really matters is the heart.

And from there, we can give back our hurts and doubts and bruises and insights, back into the rich soil of experience, where they will be received and transformed, through utter biological magic, to nourish that tiny, perfect flame.